Ballyregan Bob

Ballyregan Bob
Ballyregan Bob at Oxford Stadium
SireBallyheigue Moon
DamEvening Daisy
SexDog
Whelped12 May 1983
Died3 April 1994 (aged 10)[1]
ColorBrindle
BreederRobert Cunningham
OwnerKevern family
TrainerGeorge Curtis (Brighton)
Record
World record holder (32 consecutive victories)
Other awards
1985 Greyhound of the Year
1986 Greyhound of the Year

Ballyregan Bob (12 May 1983 to 3 April 1994) was a racing greyhound who, along with Mick the Miller and Scurlogue Champ, is one of the most revered racing hounds in British greyhound racing.[2][3][4][5]

Ballyregan Bob was a brindle dog and was whelped in May 1983. Trained by George Curtis he would become world famous for breaking the world record for consecutive race wins.[3]

  1. ^ "REMEMBER WHEN: APRIL". Greyhound Star. greyhoundstar.co.uk. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  3. ^ a b Racing Post Greyhound Year, pages 38-40. Racing Post. 1986. ISBN 0-9512081-0-1.
  4. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 399-401. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, page 378. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.